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菜
cài
1.
dish (type of food)
2.
vegetable
3.
cuisine
4.
CL:[[盤|盘<pán>]], [[道<dào>]]
5.
(coll.) (one's) type
Character Breakdown (Single character)
Compound Words (20)
上菜
shàngcài
to serve, also to put on plate
主菜
zhǔcài
main book
干菜
gāncài
dried vegetable
什菜
shícài
mixed vegetables
做菜
zuòcài
to cook
冬菜
dōngcài
preserved dried cabbage or mustard greens
冷菜
lěngcài
cold dish
剩菜
shèngcài
leftovers (food)
包菜
bāocài
cabbage
台菜
Táicài
Taiwanese food
名菜
míngcài
famous dishes
国菜
guócài
national food specialty
堇菜
jǐncài
violet (botany)
小菜
xiǎocài
appetizer
川菜
Chuāncài
Sichuan or Szechuan cuisine
徽菜
Huīcài
Anhui cuisine
扬菜
Yángcài
Jiangsu cuisine
择菜
zháicài
to pick the edible part of vegetables
时菜
shícài
seasonal vegetable
椰菜
yēcài
cabbage
Example Sentences (9)
这些菜都好吃，还很好看。
Zhèxiē cài dōu hǎo chī, hái hěn hǎo kàn.
These dishes are all delicious and also look great.
Text 1
南方菜很有特点，特别是汤，味道鲜美，很多北方人都喜欢喝。
Nánfāng cài hěn yǒu tèdiǎn, tèbié shì tāng, wèidào xiānměi, hěn duō běifāng rén dōu xǐhuān hē.
Southern cuisine is very distinctive, especially the soups; they are delicious, and many northerners like to drink them.
Text 4
说起吃的东西，给我印象最深的是湖南菜。
Shuōqǐ chī de dōngxī, gěi wǒ yìnxiàng zuì shēn de shì Húnán cài.
Speaking of food, Hunan cuisine impressed me the most.
Text 5
我会做面条儿，饺子，也会做一些菜。星期天我也做饭。
Wǒ huì zuò miàntiáor, jiǎozǐ, yě huì zuò yīxiē cài. Xīngqítiān wǒ yě zuò cài.
I can make noodles, dumplings, and some dishes. I also cook on Sundays.
Text 2
湖南菜的特点就是辣，与其他地方的辣不同，湖南菜的辣主要是咸辣、香辣和酸辣。
Húnán cài de tèdiǎn jiùshì là, yǔ qítā dìfāng de là bùtóng, Húnán cài de là zhǔyào shì xiánlà, xiānglà hé suānlà.
The characteristic of Hunan cuisine is spiciness; unlike the spiciness in other places, the spiciness of Hunan cuisine is mainly salty and spicy, fragrant and spicy, and sour and spicy.
Text 5
好的，你去店里买些菜吧。
Hǎo de, nǐ qù diàn lǐ mǎi xiē cài ba.
Okay, go to the store and buy some vegetables.
Text 2
湖南菜的特点就是辣，与其他地方的辣不同，湖南菜的辣主要是咸辣、香辣和酸辣。
Húnán cài de tèdiǎn jiùshì là, yǔ qítā dìfāng de là bùtóng, Húnán cài de là zhǔyào shì xiánlà, xiānglà hé suānlà.
The characteristic of Hunan cuisine is spiciness; unlike the spiciness in other places, the spiciness of Hunan cuisine is mainly salty and spicy, fragrant and spicy, and sour and spicy.
Text 5
Metadata
- Category
- Chinese
- HSK Character Level
- 1
- Character Frequency Rank
- 1,265
- Word Frequency Rank
- 1,512 of 84,292